Atypical BECTS and homocystinuria

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1129-1131

  Buoni, S ^a   Di Bartolo, R M ^a   Molinelli, M ^a   Palmeri, S ^a   Zannolli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL; PYRIDOXINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0344464877     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000090460.77321.B0     Document Type: Article

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